Liquid-gage.



H. L, DECKER.

LEQLHD GAGE. APPLICAUM min Mw, .1. wir

UNITED STriTti TE T OFFCE.

HUGH L. DECKER, F TOLED. G1110, ASS'NQR T THE W`. G. NAGEL ELECTRIC ACQRERATIUN OF OHIO.

Application filed Nw* mi i igt?.

To all whom t 'may concern:

Be it known that I. Hoon LA llmnrin, n citizcn of thc iloitcd Hinton.and :i rciticntr of Toh-tio. in tho county ot Lucas santi satn of Ohio.hnvc in'i'cntcii :i curtain no. useful Infiniti-Gogo.; and l elo hoi-micloro tho foilouinir io hc n t'ull` vlo cinici dcscription oi' thcinwntion. t will cnzxhlc others skilled in thc o rt to it nppcrtziins toniukc nod use thc crcncc boing had lo thc iu'colnpony ings. and to thccharacters o!" i niarkctl thereon. which forni :1 'gnu-t of th#Aspecification.

This invention rchitos to moans, and is particularly intenti. ,i inconncction with tho fusohnc tsml tomobilcs. but muy ho mcd in oonncctionwith othcr iiqnili containing tanks; indicato tho quantity of contentsthcrct The objcctz 0i my invcntion is: ihr provi sion of :i Sinipic. undimprovcii fun of this charm-tor. which is incnpclwivc in it coo--Struction und ciipallc of having; thc ports thcrcoi casily :intl quicklynmcniiiicfi. 'i ici-o by to nnhnnm tho procticaiifiiitjv :oni :foncmcrcizll ruine of such gogo.

A further object of my invcntion if: thc proviSion of n. gogo ol thcchoro. r tio Scrihctl. which is wnpnhlc ol" vom' :minotnicnt to snit tindcp'ih of tho toni-g or con-I tainer to which nppiicii so that iin.1whcn :it empty. tuli or :my iiitoriomiisitc position with rcbprct to thopziricuhir inni; with which nsnorintoii. irrcspcciivc ot' tho shzxplorsizc of such tank. ini-:irs tlun cg relation to the indicator mcniliorlr; Suid mcnibor to rorrcrliy insignito hcight of thc liquid in thcconlztinrr.

A 'furthw' ohjcct of my in\'r'nt,ion it: provision of a gono of theclass i in which one gratluntotl indicator lin wir.

Y mui hc uscd io any particular stylo oi toniirrcspcctiic oi Size. thatyis. with monti or cylindrical shapcd tanks :is nn infin-:nor Sognlcnthaving;V n stnntlurti Scolf5 if: other chungcnhlc with :lil sizcs ofsuch Mink thus simplifying thc manufacture oF gagna or provision of :igiogo ot tho churn@ Hcrihcti. which if. cnpnislc oi hrung i l quicklyconverte-.i nuo o gogo oi ein.

ntcntcd Der. it). 192.5.

Seriali No. 20G,739.

rop or cnfi rcuding typo to nuit thc stylo 01' iz/,o of thc contuincrwith which associated.

Tho` inrontion is tuiiy tlcscrihcil in the following npccililntion. undwhilc. in its hrouiie-r :ispcctg it is; mlpuhic of cinhmliinent inhumorous formo. u prcl'crrcd cxnhodiincnt iinwoi: ia iiluwtrniwi in thc:iccoinljmnyil'lg im ii 5. in nhichm4 olv i u contrai rcrlicnilongitudinal nriion of n tnnk with my improved gage iinriontciithorcwith und in position to bc rlsiui from thcy top of tho tank. Fig. 2is nn cninrojcil pcrspcctivo view of thc gage t0- gntwr with nfrnfrnicntnry portion of a aunk. i is u rcntrri rcrticul longitudinallotion of :i tnnln n l my invention unsociutcli thcrcwith and in cm1rcntling position. Fig. i is nn cnhirgctl pcrspcctivc View ot thcindicador nlcn'liur of thc guge. and Fin'. Ii is un cnlzzrgcilpcrspcctiv View of the motion converting; incinhcr (o which the floot isattached.

Rotary-ing to the drawings, i designates :i trink nini 2 iiqnidcontninotl thorcin.

'iv'ini ginge embodying my' invcntion coin- :a traino-hul' li. `which.for thc puri ot rin-minions and strcogth und also t0 tnciliutcncul-.tying of thc liil'crcni parts thcrriij'. nf lacrcinnt'tcrthnl'riht-ci. is prefor- :ioir ttzinipoii i`1on1 shoot nictul in channelmit. :instr n! cnfh mul to mlzipt tho Sitle hinge-a of thc 'lmnnci--hurto torni fork-nuns oi ihn rwzpcfftirc coll hctwct-n which difforvnt.inornllic porto ot` thc gogo :lremounted. iiiic fork-:trios of the` har,nl what muy he sommi ht oppor or outcr cmi oi thc flnmcim: nrtimui :x1thcir ontcr coils t0 :i disk .3, which i# of Suitnhiv size rciotivc tonu ogwniog f1 in thc. tank through which the {nunc-lor muy linprojcctcil to ront furthe nizlrglinnl migo wull of Such opening to limittho mow-inout of thc tramo-har thororhrongh. Tho disk 5 muy ln scntcdWithin :i tinngc or cup-shupcti part 7 projccting outward from thc tankwilli in surrounding sinnnii rclntion to thc opening 6 nml the ontw*cnil thcrcot closed by :1 transparent nicnihcr H. Such. for instnncc.:is gl:1s5,'\vl1ich is rcmovohiv hchi in closing position by a voilier9. that thrcnflotl on thc fiangc 7. i @blurring i0 inni hc. disposedwithin the iimfgo T with its innni vnti hnaring ngninst E c of thc tiiskand its noter thc transparent member 2 sessanta read through saidopening. This segment is provided in successive order on its peripherywith height designations for the liquid contained .in the tank, suchdesignations lieing, for instance, (l, lf'et, l/Z, 3/-1 andvl",

' eaeh of which is associated with a eros: line on the segment, which,al predeterniined points in a movement ol tile segment` register with across or centerline 13 provided on the outer face of the disk at thesides of the opening 11 sniistantiaily central@l thereof.

The segment 122, in the present instance comprises a strip of sheetmetal, which is bent in an ari;r and "nrried at its rods hy-a crossbar14, which is also preferably stamped from `sheet inetal. "This cross-haris provided at its central portion with side ears l5, 1S, which areapertured, as at i?, in 'coaxial rehition to' tho Seguono` to receive apivot-pin iS/ which spans the space between the outer forloiinif; of theranio bar and is fixed at ikteentls iniltho respeotiiie arms. The ear lois extended fo adjaconfY one and ol' the erossbar 1-l and provided withan aperture i9 for pivotally receiving one hooked or bent-end portion oia dra til` rod :20. iongitndinal movementsV of which communicaterockingr nioveinetits lo the indi eater-segment,

The draft-rod 20 extends hingflhwise oi' the fraine-lnirl and ispii'otallyeopneeteil at its lower end to a motion converting inemlier2l, which in the present instance` is in the forni of :l quadrant undpirotall)y mount4 ed at its apex on a pivot-pin i2, which span the opacobetween the forli anni: at the lower end olf the frameliar and is fixedthereton The lloaoarin .23 tixetlly projects troni tinA member 2ltransverse to its pivot and carries a float 2i at its outer end. Theinember 21, in the present, instance, is Stamped from sheet metal and isprovided at one substantially radial edge with a lateraliy projeetiog;`Harige 25, which hanl an apertnred beaifingear 26 projecting' froin its;inner end portion to cooperate with the bodyy portion of the member l topivotaily engage the pivot" pin Q This flange :Liao has its side edgerolled upon iiseli, :is at 27, to forni a holding socket `for receivingthe inner end of lie VHoat-arrn 23 and firmly carrying said arm withreiation to the member 21.

The member 21 may be pros'ided with a pinrality of apertures, with anyone of which the inner end of the draftrod 2l) maybe engagd to properlyadjust the float member wit respect to the indieamor-segmentJ `12 tosuit the tank Ywith which associatedsd that the float, when at empty,full or intermediate position with respect to the tank, bears the properrelation to the indicatorwsegment to correctly designate its position.The apeitures in the member 21, in the present instance, comprise a set28 and a set 29, which are radially spaced along different side edges ofthe member 2i, and apertures may also be distributed in other iositionsin the member to suit conditions which may be niet. The

draft-tod 2G is engaged in one of the aper-` tures 28, in the pressentinstance, when the gage is used in upright position or in position lo beread from the top of a tank, and the draft-rod ie engaged in one of theapertures 29 when the gage is need in horizontal position to he readfrom an end or side of a tank, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The member 21is Iliade in quadrant forni to adapt it for use in connection with thegage when used either in horizontal or vertieol position, and it isapparent that if 'the gage is intended for use in other than vertical orhorizontal positions the 'forni of the member 21 Wili be changedaccordingly. it is aise evident that while l have shown the member ft aspron vided with a particolar arrangement of (hafta-oil receivingoperon-es, the invention Vis nolj restricted to any particolar iocationof auch apertures as the saine may be 'changed to snit conditions whichmay be niet with in installingr or adapting the gage for tanks ofdifferent styles und sizes and to suit the adjustment oi the float withrespect to the indicator-segment for any1 particular tank or eonilitionto obtain a correct reading.

I wish it nmleratood that my invention is not limited lo any specificconstruction, arrangoinmit or torni ol' the parts. as such -arrangennintand construction'rnajlv be varied within a iride range withoat departingfrom thespiril, oi' the elaims.

Having thus described my invention, what l Ulaini aa new, and desire tosecure by Lettore Patent,

1. ln a gage of the clase described, a frame U-shaped in cross sectionwith its sideiianges extended longitudinally at both ends beyond theconnecting wel) portion to provide the frame with end forks, anindicator member pivotaly mounted in one end fork and a motion consorting element pivotaily mounted in another end fork of the frame, adraft member eonneoting said indicator member and element to communicaterocking movements from one to the other. and a float )pro-- jecting fromseid elen'ientL Y 2. In a gage of the class described, a frame extendedlongitudinally at both ends 4beyond the connecting `web portion toprovide the frame with end forks, an indicator member pivotally mountedin one end fork and a motion converting element pivotally mounted in theother end fork of the frame. a draftwmembcr adjuslabljv connecting saidindicator member and element. and a float projecting from said element.

3. ln a gage of the class described, a frame, a segmental indicatormember and a motion converting clement cach pivoted to said frame inspaced relation longitudinally thereof and for relative rockingmovements in a plane lengthwise of the framtga float connected to saidelement and operable to impart rocking movements thereto, and adraft-rod pivoted at one end to said member and having its other endpivoted to said element, said rod being adjustable with re spect to saidelement to` snit varying conditions.

4. In a gage of the class described, a frame, a segmental indicatormember pivoted to said frame adjacent one end there of, a qnadrantalmotion converting element pivoted to the other end of said frame, aconnection `between said member and element for communicating rockingmovements from one to the other and adjustable with respect to theelement to. connect the same at different positions relative to theelement axis, and a float connected to said element and operable to rockthe same.

5. In a gage of the class described, a frame U-shapc m cross section andhaving its ends forked, a plate carried at the outer end of said fraineand having,r an opening therein, an indicator member pivol'ed within theouter fork of said frame and `havingr an arcuate portion bearingdesignations which move into register with the plate opening uponrocking movements ot' said member, a motion converting elementpivotedrin the inner forked end of thc trame. a float. connected to saidelement and operablc Ato impart rocking movements thereto, andconnection between said element and member for imparting rockingmovements from one to the other.

6. In a gage of the class described, a frame havingr a `plate-at one endprovided with an opening` an indicator member pivoted to said frame andcomprising a` segmental part having designations which are successi vclvreadable through said plate opening upon a rocking movement of saidmember. arcross-part connecting the ends of and carrying said segmentalpari and pivotcd centrally to tbe frame. a motion converting memberpivoted to said frame ins-paced relation to said indicator member forrockimnr movements in a plane with. the rockingVr movements ot' saidmember. a d1aft-rod connecting said member and element to coxmnimicatcrocking movementsl from one to the other. and a float connected to saidelement and operable lo impart rocking movements thereto.`

T. In a gage o1' the class dcscribcd. a l'ralnc. an indlcator memberpivotcd to one end of said framc, a motion converting elcancnt pivoteldto lsaid trame in spaced' rela tion to said member, saidclemcnt being,`in the Yto'rm of a lsector and havin a iangc projecting from one edgethereo and hrovided with a pivot bearing car. a float-arm fixed to andprojecting Jfrom said iange. and a draft-rod pivoted at one end to saidindicator member and having its other end adjnstably connected to thesector portion of said element.

S. .ln a rage of thc class described. a frame. an arcuate indicatormember pivoted to one cnd of said frame, a motion converting elementpivoted to the frame in spaced relation to said member. said clementbeing in the form of a sector. and a drait member connecting saidindicator member and element and adapted to be pivotally connected tosaid element` in different radial planes thereof, and a float-armprojecting from said element.

9. In a gage of the class described, a frame, an indicator memberpivoted t0 said` frame. an element pivoted to said frame in spacedrelation to said member, said element being in the form of a sector andhaving circnm'l'erentialljr spaced sets of openings with the openings ofcach set radially spaced, a draft rod projecting trom said indicatormember and'adaplcd to be pivotally engaged \v ith any one of theopenings in said element, and a dont arm projecting from said element.

10. In a gage of the class described, a frame comprisingr spacedparallel side bars iigzidl)7 connected intermediate their ends. anindicator member pivoted between said side bars at one. end, a motionconverting clement pivotedjbetween said side bars in the other end ofthe frame. said member and clement having' their rocking axes par allcl.a Hoat arm projecting` from` said element. and draft means' connectingthe member and element `lor convertingr predetermined rocking movementsfrom one to the other.

11. In a gage of the class described. a frame having' a pair of spacedparallel side bars rigidly connected together. a plate fixed to saidframe at one end and having an Vopeningr in register with the spacebetween A p mangas conpecting said meniher end element for impartingpredetermined rocking movements from one to the other thereof.

12. In a gege of the class described2 a frame having a. pair of spacedparallel side* bars ri idl7 connected together, a late xed to sai frameat one end and eving an olpening in register with the space between t eside bare, a eegmentel indicator megwber pivoted between said `eide barsadjaee *t to said plate in position for its periphery to register withseid o ening, a. motionconvert'mg element in he form of a sectorpi'voted between the frame bars atthe other end thereof, a float armprojecting from said element, and a draft rod connected iat oxe end tosaid member end adapted to be a HUGH L. DECKER.

